[TechRepublic] A smartphone that does it all: The possible dream?

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A smartphone that does it all: The possible dream? The dream of many on-the-go professionals, who are burdened with carrying a phone, a laptop, and maybe a tablet, is the day when one device will do it all. Deb Shinder explores whether that is an impossible dream. Read more Resource of the day Osterman Research: The Impact of Messaging and Web Threats Read this Osterman Research paper to learn how organizations must implement a layered defensive strategy to protect against messaging, internal and Web-based threats and how Sunbelt Software can help. Google clamps down on Android Google is laying down some rules on what Android carriers are allowed to do with the platform and what they're not. Jack Wallen looks at the new restrictions and what they mean to the spirit of open source. Read more Save battery life and customize tasks for your Android device with Tasker Saving battery life is a must for business users and IT pros when it comes to an essential tool -- your smartphone. Derek Schauland recommends Tasker to help optimize Android devices. Read more Spiceworks, NoteWhere, iDB2Prog, and more useful business apps Scott Lowe spotlights seven new mobile applications that deserve a look from IT managers, consultants, DBAs, and other IT pros. Read more Encrypt calls on your Android device with RedPhone Whisper Systems offers call encryption on Android with RedPhone. Chad Perrin describes how it works and where the potential security questions exist. Read more Windows Phone 7 tips for developers Read Windows Phone 7 development posts by Justin James about using OData, submitting apps to App Hub, using IronRuby to develop a WP7 app, and using InputScope variables. Read more Out of Office assistant showdown for the Android platform Jack Wallen compares the Android platform's built-in Out of Office assistant with a free out of office app to see which option best serves the needs of a power user. Read more Featured multimedia   Top 11 essential Android apps Top 11 essential Android apps View on site TechRepublic's camera phone challenge: March to the beat (music) We asked the TechRepublic community to submit camera photos of music. The venue was left wide open. For example, they could be taken in a basement, a friendâs garage, or from a mosh pit at a concert. Here are the entries. View on site Nokia concept phones Nokia released a gallery of new concept phones today. Though not terribly unusual, they are show the many places cell phone design can go. View on site Samsung Galaxy Prevail hands-on (photos) Boost Mobile will get its first CDMA Android device in late April, but CNET has a hands-on preview right now. Check out the Samsung Galaxy Prevail. View on site Nokia Astound (photos) Symbian is still hanging around, and the latest device is hitting T-Mobile on April 6. Check out the Nokia Astound here. View on site Best Android music player apps (screenshots) If the stock music player app on your Android device just isn't cutting it, we've cut through the clutter of players in the Market to find the best. View on site Firefox for smartphones: An evolution (photos) Firefox has come a long way since its beginnings as a Windows Mobile browser. Here's a chronological look at its smartphone evolution. View on site LEGO galleries on TechRepublic LEGO fun at Brickworld Indy 2011 LEGO creations at MegaCon 2011 Lego builders show off their skills at Bricks by the Bay Amazing LEGO creations from Brickworld 2010 Today's recommended downloads Strategies for deploying blade servers in existing data centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Tech Report: Guidelines for Specifying Data Center Criticality/Tier Levels (American Power Conversion (APC)) Installing Messaging Security Software on Your Exchange Server (GFI Software) Monitoring physical threats in the data center (American Power Conversion (APC)) Free White Paper: Establishing a Data Center Floor Plan That Works (American Power Conversion (APC)) Perennial favorites   Set up an Exchange account on your Android phone Add a second Exchange account to your iPhone 4 Connect to a PPTP VPN from your Android phone 25 must-have iPhone apps for productive geeks The five best Android calendar apps Celebrating 20 years of ZDNet, and my first Internet address ZDNet just turned 20 years old. Learn how it got started, hear about its rivalry and merger with CNET, and learn how it's related to the story of Jason Hiner's first Internet address. TechRepublic newsletters   Get Mac tips, the latest IT news updates, product reviews, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Macs in Business Sanity Check Product Spotlight Five Tips 10 Things

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